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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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