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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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