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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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