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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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