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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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