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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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