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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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