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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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