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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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