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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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