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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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