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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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