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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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