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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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