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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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