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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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