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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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