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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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