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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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