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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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