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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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