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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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