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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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