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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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