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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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