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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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