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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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