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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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