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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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