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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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