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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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