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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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