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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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