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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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