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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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