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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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