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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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