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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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