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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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