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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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