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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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