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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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