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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews 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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