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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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