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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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