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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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