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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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