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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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