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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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