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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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