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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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