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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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