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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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