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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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