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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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