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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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