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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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