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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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