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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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