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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key 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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