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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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