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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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