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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the 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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