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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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