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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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