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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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