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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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