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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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