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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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