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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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