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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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