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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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