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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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