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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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