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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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