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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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