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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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