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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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