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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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