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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are 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 a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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