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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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