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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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