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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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