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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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