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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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