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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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