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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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