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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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