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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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