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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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