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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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