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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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