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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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