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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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