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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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