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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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