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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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