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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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