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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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