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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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