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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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