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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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