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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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