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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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