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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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