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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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