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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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