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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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