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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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