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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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