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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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