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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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