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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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