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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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