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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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