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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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