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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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