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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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