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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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