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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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