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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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