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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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