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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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