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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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