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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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