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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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