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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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