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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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