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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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