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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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