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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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