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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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