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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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