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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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