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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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