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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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