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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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