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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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