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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies 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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