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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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