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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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