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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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