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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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