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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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