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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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