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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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