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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates 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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