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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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