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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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