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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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