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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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