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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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