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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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