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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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