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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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