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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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