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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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