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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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