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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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