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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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