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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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