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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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