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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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