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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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