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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational 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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