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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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