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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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