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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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