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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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