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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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