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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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