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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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