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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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