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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important 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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