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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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