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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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