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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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