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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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