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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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