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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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