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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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