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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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