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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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