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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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