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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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