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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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