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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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