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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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