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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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