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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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