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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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