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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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