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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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