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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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