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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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