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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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