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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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