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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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