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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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