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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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