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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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