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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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