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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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