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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)