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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important 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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