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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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