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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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