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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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