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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive 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 sensational new book also researches the most important 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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