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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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