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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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