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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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