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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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