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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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