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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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