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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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