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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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