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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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