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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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