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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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