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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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