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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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