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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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