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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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