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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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