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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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