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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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