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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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