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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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