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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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