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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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