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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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