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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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