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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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