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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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