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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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