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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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