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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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