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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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