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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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