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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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