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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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