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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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