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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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