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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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