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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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