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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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