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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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