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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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