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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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