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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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