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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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