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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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