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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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