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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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