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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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