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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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