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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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