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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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