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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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