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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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