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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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