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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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