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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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