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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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