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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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