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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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