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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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