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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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