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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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