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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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