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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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