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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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