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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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