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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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