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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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