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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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