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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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