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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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