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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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