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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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