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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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