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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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