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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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