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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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