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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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