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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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