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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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