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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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