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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important 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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