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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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