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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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