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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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