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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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