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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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