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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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