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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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