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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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