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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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