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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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