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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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