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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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