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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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