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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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