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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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