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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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