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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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