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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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