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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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