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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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