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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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