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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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