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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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