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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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