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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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