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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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