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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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