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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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