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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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