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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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