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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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