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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important 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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