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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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