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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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