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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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