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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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