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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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