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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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