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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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