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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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