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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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