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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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