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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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