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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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