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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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