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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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