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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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