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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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