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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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