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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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