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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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