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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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