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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the 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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