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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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