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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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