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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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