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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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