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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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