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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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