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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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