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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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