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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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