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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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