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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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