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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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