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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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