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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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