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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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