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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the 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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