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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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