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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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