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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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