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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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