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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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