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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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