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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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