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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured 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 classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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