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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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