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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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