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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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