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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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