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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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