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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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