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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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