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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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