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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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