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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key 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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