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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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