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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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