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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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