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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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