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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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