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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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