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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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