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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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