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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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