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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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