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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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