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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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