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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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