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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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