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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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