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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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