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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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