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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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