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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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