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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about 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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