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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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