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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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