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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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