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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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