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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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