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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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