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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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