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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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