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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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