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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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