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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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