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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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