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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important 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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