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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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