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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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