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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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