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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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