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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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