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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores 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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