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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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