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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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