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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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