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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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