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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different 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 teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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