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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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