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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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