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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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