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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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