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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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