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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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