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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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