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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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