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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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