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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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