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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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