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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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