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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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