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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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