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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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