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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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