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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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