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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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