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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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