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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important 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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