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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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