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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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