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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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