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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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