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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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