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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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