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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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