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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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