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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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