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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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