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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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