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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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