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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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