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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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