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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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