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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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