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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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