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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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