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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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