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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the 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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