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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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