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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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