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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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