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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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