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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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