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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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