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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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