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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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