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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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