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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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