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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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