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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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