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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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