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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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