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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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