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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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