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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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