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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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