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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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