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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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