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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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