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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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