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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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