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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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