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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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