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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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