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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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