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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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