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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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