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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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