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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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