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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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