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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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