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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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