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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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