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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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