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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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