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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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