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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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