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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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