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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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