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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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