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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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