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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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