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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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