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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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