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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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