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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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