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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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