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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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