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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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